Incidence, risk factors and outcome of acute kidney injury in critically ill children - a developing country perspective.

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in critically ill children and is associated with poor outcome.

Objective: To study the incidence, risk factors and outcome of AKI in children admitted to paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of a developing country.

Materials And Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted in a tertiary care PICU over one-year period.